@redheadedneighbor you're welcome! Not so much kind, more honest :) I am very sensitive to sound, and i would absolutely listen to you talk while I go to sleep, clean and tidy my house, sit and think, or just purely listen and enjoy :) It's calming and soothing, yet there are points where it insights more
Sometimes you aren't ready, mentally or emotionally, to hear certain songs. And you need time to be ready. I was avoiding crutch, didn't know why until I saw it. And took me a few days + reaction videos from reactors I knew would be helpful. And writing about it in the comments, getting helpful reactions back from the community. This was my first meeting with Ren's music, Sick boi, and I loved and hated it. The truth of it pained me, but the relief of hearing that truth from someone else their mouth was incredible. No matter what order you listen to them, pick what you feel is right. ❤ Loving your reactions, you have a new subscriber here 💕
Hi Ren was the first song of his that I had heard. I bounced off of it so hard I ignored him for months until a reaction channel I liked listened to Dominoes on a live stream. I decided to go back and check other songs out.
Now I don’t feel so alone. Lol. Now that I am a fan and I have some understanding of him, I’m gonna try it again. But at first listen, I couldn’t get it.
Ren's music is made infinitely better after you get to know Ren himself. His past history combined with his overall personality give a much deeper meaning to every one of his songs.
hi ren is a total and utter all time great masterpiece please revisit love ur channel.thanks for introducing me to the highly reative boys they are awesome as well as you too.what a community ren has pulled together.
Hey again neighbor 🌹 You should never feel that you have to apologize for being emotional, it just shows that you are real, and that you care. And that is a beutiful thing 💖 Happy or sad, its just you, the real you, and I think alot of people who watch reaction videos enjoy that alot. So, just be you, thats why we watch.
As someone said I think the pig represents the medical industry...(they are like butchers with your mind and body), it represents the music industry but over all I think it represents greed. Ren hates the greedy corporations making money off the little man's back. It is said in many different ways in Ren's music. He will never get radio play because he calls out to many and steps on many toes. In Murderer he was playing a roll as a bad guy and the pig was his side kick helping him do the dirty deed.
I’m honestly jealous of that experience. I have had those experiences in music. One thing about that song, it makes you feel. Music should make you feel
Ren said the meaning of the pig is deeply personal to him, and wants everyone to form their own interpretation. For me, it's the embodiment of excess, when good things are consumed and destroyed by greed. This song can be hard to listen to because it's a portrayal of all the noises and voices in your head fighting for attention, but offering no answers. The end part really hits me hard because he's acknowledging that he's using up his internal resources to make music while he's sick, while criticizing the world for doing the same thing. Powerful stuff. And I think you should definitely try Hi Ren again, viewing it as an autobiography of someone that you now know 😁
@redheadedneighbor No problem :) it's part of the Ren roller-coaster, one second we're trying not to spit out our drink from laughing and 2 seconds later we're about to cry. Such is genuine art... Plus you are the one putting yourself out there, making yourself vulnerable ❤️ You have the right to feel however you feel, period. If anything I would wonder if you were human if some of these songs didn't throw you a bit, they throw me repeatedly and I have have as much life experience as someone couldn't want, I think ren is only about a year older with a shockingly similar set of traits and history
@@thothtahuti5509 he is quite the artist. I have always tried not to show emotions too much, kinda crazy for a reactor, but I’m finding the older I get, the less I care. Lol
It took me a couple of listens too. The analogy of "R*pe the earth of all resources, and we bleed it for gold" and subsequent lyrics, with the Lyme disease treatment effect on his body is such a strong message at the end. Especially when you think of destruction of the Amazon rain forest etc. The pig metaphor, reading comments in many reactions, they are quite varied. I recall Ren in a You Tube video with Black Pegasus, when asked, he said he loves the open interpretation he reads in the comments and therefore prefers to maintain the mystery!
you absolutely should check out "hi Ren" again! the fact that you're even asking the question suggests to me that if you don't give it another try, it will keep nagging at you till you do. "hi Ren" is unusual in it's execution and i have this whole check list of common reactions that are observable amongst reactors that kind of make me giggle to myself a bit, mostly because i wonder if i had the same reactions when i first watched it. this time you have a metric fkton of context that you didn't have the first time you watched it which i suspect will encourage you to move past the unusual style of the song in order to try to understand the content of it. i'm really confident that you will appreciate the content even if you're not overly fond of the style. at the end of the day, it's totally your choice and nobody is going to judge you whatever you decide. this was a great reaction, thanks for sharing and much love to you and yours.
Thank you. I will definitely react to it. You are right, I need to make peace with the song. I’m fine with not enjoying everything of every artist, but now that I know him so much better, I WANT to hear it again. I never thought I would be saying that. Lol The thing is, I love unusual music. Fusions of styles. Lol certain country rap is one of my favorite genres. So, it’s only fair that I give this song, the thorn in my side, another try. Because I really do love Ren.
you dont have to like hi ren. it's not a song as much as a it is window into an artist's mind. not for everyone, but the picture it paints of acceptance is amazing.
I am going to revisit it. I didn’t make it through and I attempted a couple of times. I feel I owe to myself, as a fan, and Ren the artist, now that I know him better.
@@redheadedneighbor You need to stick with it till the end... trust me it is worth it! Also imagine you are watching a performance in a theatre.... The 9 minutes will flyby.
You are making me give Ren another try, just heard a few songs, and not a huge fan, yet. I wonder if his accent is putting me off, not sure. But I gotta say, his writing is really nice, and the topics im a big big fan of. I think I was 16 when I was frontstage at a Rage against the machine concert, jumping up and down, screaming ''F*** You I wont do what you tell me'' 😁
The accent took a bit to get used to, but I love accents, I have one myself. Lol. And I didn’t really like him at first. But I continued to try more songs and his pen, his storytelling and rap won me. Then I discovered The Big Push. The singing and guitar playing.. win. Lol
This was the 2nd Ren video I ever saw. It made me REALLY nervous. I thought that his music was ANGRY. I'm really NOT into that. I didn't know his story or why he was angry. Having heard all of his music now. I was totally WRONG about my first impression. I would like to see you give Hi Ren another chance. The worst that could happen, you still won't like it. It's not like you are going to stop liking him because of one song, right?
It’s funny because I can’t imagine not liking Ren. Lol I am absolutely going to rewatch that performance. With fresh eyes. It’s interesting that you had a strong response to his angry sound yet somehow you kept going back. That is what happened to me. I had a visceral reaction to what I didn’t understand, I suppose. But there was something about him. As someone who has struggled to share feelings, sometimes music about feelings was hard for me to listen to. Through the last three years some of the more intense music has taught me to express myself better. It has been healing.
Ren has not and refuses to comment on what the pig truly stands for... as the brilliant thinker that he is, he has said, "It could be different for everybody. It could be about anticapitalistic ideations or greed, Government, form of control.. It's open for interpretation and I kinda like it that way." - That was paraphrasing btw, not word for word but I agree, let the ppl have it stand for something as our views are never always going to be aligned
You already know the answer but ok yes, most of us started with Hi Ren and its sort of taken over our lives but maybe in the oven while your basting it may be different for you lol 🤣
Such a powerful message deep within this one. Heavy but waking up a lot of minds! I think everyone needs to accept not all Ren tracks with be liked by everyone......but most love 99% of what he does. Glad you did it and yes " too real " !
If you didn't like "Hi Ren" you should certainly revisit this masterpiece. I have literally watched more than 300 reactions to "Hi Ren," and you are one of only a handful of reactors who said they didn't like the song. "Hi Ren" is not so much of a song as it is a performance art piece, and maybe you should approach it as such if you decide to watch it again. "Hi Ren" is not a song I have in my playlist because I think the piece needs to be experienced in full, visually and musically, not just listened to by itself. To me, and millions of others, it is a brilliant performance. The only other performance that is even more mind-blowing is "The Tale of Jenny & Screech." This trilogy is a prime example of Ren's genius and a master's class in storytelling; I heard the trilogy likened to a Shakespearean tragedy many times and would have to agree. The trilogy is haunting, and the conclusion will catch you off guard. The story is best watched as a whole, i.e. the full video from Ren's channel. Every single reactor I have watched who reacted to the trilogy piecemeal ultimately said that he or she made a mistake because it is a short story in three acts. Here is the link to the full version: th-cam.com/video/TYAnqQ--KX0/w-d-xo.html
I am definitely going to revisit HI Ren. I think you are correct that I need to approach it differently. I really think that I didn’t know what to make of him at first. My brain could not comprehend. Now, I know him better. I have seen his talent displayed. I have to go back. The trilogy, I will definitely react to
@@redheadedneighbor btw we appreciate your honesty about not liking a couple of song before you became a fan. I think once you understand Ren and what he's gone through then the context of the songs becomes much clearer and changes the songs completely. It's fine to not like a song and it's even more great when you revisit a song and "get it" and then become a fan of it. I think that's absolutely beautiful.
@@nonagrey3422 thank you. I think it’s important to be honest. When I first heard Hi Ren I was confused and put off by the yodel especially. But now, I understand so much more behind it and that it is performance art. Even the yodel has that off putting purpose. Sometimes the ears have to be trained to hear something properly. At this point, what I have heard, I have loved it all. That is unusual. All of my fav artists have at least one song that I don’t really like.
@@redheadedneighbor I may be wrong about this but I think the yodel was intended to be somewhat off putting as it leads up to what the context of the song is. The ending yodel he does kind of brings it all together in context. At least that's how I interpreted it. I could absolutely be wrong. But yeah thank you so much for your honesty. We love that. You are absolutely lovely in everything you do. Never change please.
Didn't see you'd done this one, I think it was the second one I saw of his after Hi Ren and it gave me a bit of insight into what he'd been through as I didn't know at that time other than what he'd spoken about in Hi Ren. I can't even begin to imagine what it must be like to be suffering from something that is not getting diagnosed correctly and being given pill after pill to sort out what they think it might be and just making things worse and worse. I like how he then opens it out into the world being sick. Oh and 39 celsius, wow, you looked drained! Hope it's cooler today, that is mad. It was 18 degrees and raining here today. In August. Ah that British summer weather 😂
It is still hot and humid but we had a thunderstorm this morning and that is nice. I love those. It is the South in Summer in the United States… it’s just gonna be hot! Lol The frustration of undiagnosed illness can cause mental distress! 💯! I have a loved one for whom it took over a year to find the problem and then a series of pills and trial and error. It’s exhausting. This one really landed.
ooh first one here. glad you revisited. love your content and love you.
Thank you so much. It means a lot!
Your voice is incredibly soothing, I would happily hear you talk for hours and hours on end 😊
That’s so kind. I appreciate that. I appreciate that a lot.
@redheadedneighbor you're welcome! Not so much kind, more honest :)
I am very sensitive to sound, and i would absolutely listen to you talk while I go to sleep, clean and tidy my house, sit and think, or just purely listen and enjoy :)
It's calming and soothing, yet there are points where it insights more
Sometimes you aren't ready, mentally or emotionally, to hear certain songs. And you need time to be ready. I was avoiding crutch, didn't know why until I saw it. And took me a few days + reaction videos from reactors I knew would be helpful. And writing about it in the comments, getting helpful reactions back from the community. This was my first meeting with Ren's music, Sick boi, and I loved and hated it. The truth of it pained me, but the relief of hearing that truth from someone else their mouth was incredible. No matter what order you listen to them, pick what you feel is right. ❤
Loving your reactions, you have a new subscriber here 💕
Thank you so much. I appreciate the subscription and for the absolutely wonderful commentary. Very similar to my experience and very comforting.
Hi Ren was the first song of his that I had heard. I bounced off of it so hard I ignored him for months until a reaction channel I liked listened to Dominoes on a live stream. I decided to go back and check other songs out.
Now I don’t feel so alone. Lol. Now that I am a fan and I have some understanding of him, I’m gonna try it again. But at first listen, I couldn’t get it.
Hell yeah! Hi Ren! Is great
He’s great!
Love him
Ren's music is made infinitely better after you get to know Ren himself. His past history combined with his overall personality give a much deeper meaning to every one of his songs.
I agree. Knowing the artist and their story makes the music so much deeper. Listening to these songs again is actually exciting.
Agreed, once I knew his backstory it totally changed how I see his music, in other words I get it now.
Awww ***gives you a big hug***
I’ll take it. 🙂
Looking forward to hi ren ✅😊
Hi Ren will be on the way
I been listening to ren for about 4 months now...I love him so much.
He makes my brain light up. I like that.
Have faith. 🙂
Sick boi! ❤
LESSS GOOO
😊yes - do listen to Hi Ren again - ALL the way through 👍😁
I did💕. You know that I had to.
hi ren is a total and utter all time great masterpiece please revisit love ur channel.thanks for introducing me to the highly reative boys they are awesome as well as you too.what a community ren has pulled together.
I will definitely revisit. I just love those guys. Community can come from all over💕. I love that.
Hey again neighbor 🌹 You should never feel that you have to apologize for being emotional, it just shows that you are real, and that you care. And that is a beutiful thing 💖 Happy or sad, its just you, the real you, and I think alot of people who watch reaction videos enjoy that alot. So, just be you, thats why we watch.
Thank you. I appreciate that.
A lot
As someone said I think the pig represents the medical industry...(they are like butchers with your mind and body), it represents the music industry but over all I think it represents greed. Ren hates the greedy corporations making money off the little man's back. It is said in many different ways in Ren's music. He will never get radio play because he calls out to many and steps on many toes. In Murderer he was playing a roll as a bad guy and the pig was his side kick helping him do the dirty deed.
Yes! I can see that. I love how he calls them out. His pen is soooo good. My only critique of this song.. I wanted more! Lol
Definitely revisit Hi Ren he really has not done a bad track ✌️❤️🏴
I will. I will give him the chance he deserves.
I was hooked on Ren from the first time I watched Hi Ren. It resonated with me.
I’m honestly jealous of that experience. I have had those experiences in music.
One thing about that song, it makes you feel. Music should make you feel
Ren said the meaning of the pig is deeply personal to him, and wants everyone to form their own interpretation. For me, it's the embodiment of excess, when good things are consumed and destroyed by greed.
This song can be hard to listen to because it's a portrayal of all the noises and voices in your head fighting for attention, but offering no answers.
The end part really hits me hard because he's acknowledging that he's using up his internal resources to make music while he's sick, while criticizing the world for doing the same thing. Powerful stuff.
And I think you should definitely try Hi Ren again, viewing it as an autobiography of someone that you now know 😁
I will absolutely revisit that song. I think it’s fair.
woohoo lets go!!!
Don't apologize, we get it❤ that's why we're here :)
Thank you!
@redheadedneighbor No problem :) it's part of the Ren roller-coaster, one second we're trying not to spit out our drink from laughing and 2 seconds later we're about to cry. Such is genuine art...
Plus you are the one putting yourself out there, making yourself vulnerable ❤️ You have the right to feel however you feel, period. If anything I would wonder if you were human if some of these songs didn't throw you a bit, they throw me repeatedly and I have have as much life experience as someone couldn't want, I think ren is only about a year older with a shockingly similar set of traits and history
Thank you 😊
@@thothtahuti5509 he is quite the artist. I have always tried not to show emotions too much, kinda crazy for a reactor, but I’m finding the older I get, the less I care. Lol
@redheadedneighbor Tis, but my pleasure, fair lady of the ruby hair :)
(I love the brown also, but I have to admit that shade of read is beautiful...)
It took me a couple of listens too. The analogy of "R*pe the earth of all resources, and we bleed it for gold" and subsequent lyrics, with the Lyme disease treatment effect on his body is such a strong message at the end. Especially when you think of destruction of the Amazon rain forest etc. The pig metaphor, reading comments in many reactions, they are quite varied. I recall Ren in a You Tube video with Black Pegasus, when asked, he said he loves the open interpretation he reads in the comments and therefore prefers to maintain the mystery!
The open interpretation is a good idea. Whatever his thoughts originally were, I can definitely see it as evil driving us.
you absolutely should check out "hi Ren" again! the fact that you're even asking the question suggests to me that if you don't give it another try, it will keep nagging at you till you do. "hi Ren" is unusual in it's execution and i have this whole check list of common reactions that are observable amongst reactors that kind of make me giggle to myself a bit, mostly because i wonder if i had the same reactions when i first watched it. this time you have a metric fkton of context that you didn't have the first time you watched it which i suspect will encourage you to move past the unusual style of the song in order to try to understand the content of it. i'm really confident that you will appreciate the content even if you're not overly fond of the style. at the end of the day, it's totally your choice and nobody is going to judge you whatever you decide.
this was a great reaction, thanks for sharing and much love to you and yours.
Thank you. I will definitely react to it. You are right, I need to make peace with the song. I’m fine with not enjoying everything of every artist, but now that I know him so much better, I WANT to hear it again. I never thought I would be saying that. Lol
The thing is, I love unusual music. Fusions of styles. Lol certain country rap is one of my favorite genres.
So, it’s only fair that I give this song, the thorn in my side, another try. Because I really do love Ren.
Wait?! What?! Hi Ren!? That’s the one?! I really hope to see you revisit this one! See you in the next react, I got a bunch to get thru still! Lol
The pig represents gluttony
Thank you for that
turn on the subtitles please
Ok, I am trying. There was an issue.
you dont have to like hi ren. it's not a song as much as a it is window into an artist's mind. not for everyone, but the picture it paints of acceptance is amazing.
After knowing his other works, I did revisit it. It is excellent! I have a reaction on here. I did not expect to like it. But now🥹
Did you make it to the end of Hi Ren the first time you listened to it? Thanks for another great reaction video...
I am going to revisit it. I didn’t make it through and I attempted a couple of times. I feel I owe to myself, as a fan, and Ren the artist, now that I know him better.
@@redheadedneighbor You need to stick with it till the end... trust me it is worth it! Also imagine you are watching a performance in a theatre.... The 9 minutes will flyby.
@@Barzo7 yes. I am absolutely going to go back. I feel I have a better frame of reference now. I’m curious how I will feel about it this time around.
Hi Ren and Sick Boi made music an art form again, you havent figured out the butcher reference? you need to dive deeper for sure.
I’m sure I do. As a relatively new listener, he has so many layers to sort.
You should revisit Hi Ren if you didn’t like it the first time.
Absolutely will. I’m curious myself.
You are making me give Ren another try, just heard a few songs, and not a huge fan, yet. I wonder if his accent is putting me off, not sure. But I gotta say, his writing is really nice, and the topics im a big big fan of. I think I was 16 when I was frontstage at a Rage against the machine concert, jumping up and down, screaming ''F*** You I wont do what you tell me'' 😁
The accent took a bit to get used to, but I love accents, I have one myself. Lol. And I didn’t really like him at first.
But I continued to try more songs and his pen, his storytelling and rap won me. Then I discovered The Big Push. The singing and guitar playing.. win. Lol
"Accent" can be such a cute word :)
@@willbhav ☺️
@@redheadedneighbor I will have to check that out, thanks for the tip 👌
@@Hazealot006 reacting to The Big Push has made me more of a Ren fan.
This was the 2nd Ren video I ever saw.
It made me REALLY nervous.
I thought that his music was ANGRY.
I'm really NOT into that.
I didn't know his story or why he was angry.
Having heard all of his music now.
I was totally WRONG about my first impression.
I would like to see you give Hi Ren another chance.
The worst that could happen, you still won't like it.
It's not like you are going to stop liking him because of one song, right?
It’s funny because I can’t imagine not liking Ren. Lol I am absolutely going to rewatch that performance. With fresh eyes.
It’s interesting that you had a strong response to his angry sound yet somehow you kept going back. That is what happened to me. I had a visceral reaction to what I didn’t understand, I suppose. But there was something about him.
As someone who has struggled to share feelings, sometimes music about feelings was hard for me to listen to. Through the last three years some of the more intense music has taught me to express myself better. It has been healing.
Ren has not and refuses to comment on what the pig truly stands for... as the brilliant thinker that he is, he has said, "It could be different for everybody. It could be about anticapitalistic ideations or greed, Government, form of control.. It's open for interpretation and I kinda like it that way." - That was paraphrasing btw, not word for word but I agree, let the ppl have it stand for something as our views are never always going to be aligned
Yes, I agree. In my mind, it stands for evil in General. I feel that can be applied in every situation that there are humans.
All information is gobbledegook unless it is manifested in context.
Great comment
You already know the answer but ok yes, most of us started with Hi Ren and its sort of taken over our lives but maybe in the oven while your basting it may be different for you lol 🤣
Great comment!! Lol love this! I am definitely going back.
Such a powerful message deep within this one. Heavy but waking up a lot of minds! I think everyone needs to accept not all Ren tracks with be liked by everyone......but most love 99% of what he does. Glad you did it and yes " too real " !
Loving me some Ren
I hope you feel different after next play of hi ren i bet you do it will be very different now regards dave
Check out my reaction. I had to listen again.😊
I think the pig represents the modern medical industry.
Ahhh. That makes sense.
If you didn't like "Hi Ren" you should certainly revisit this masterpiece. I have literally watched more than 300 reactions to "Hi Ren," and you are one of only a handful of reactors who said they didn't like the song. "Hi Ren" is not so much of a song as it is a performance art piece, and maybe you should approach it as such if you decide to watch it again. "Hi Ren" is not a song I have in my playlist because I think the piece needs to be experienced in full, visually and musically, not just listened to by itself. To me, and millions of others, it is a brilliant performance.
The only other performance that is even more mind-blowing is "The Tale of Jenny & Screech." This trilogy is a prime example of Ren's genius and a master's class in storytelling; I heard the trilogy likened to a Shakespearean tragedy many times and would have to agree. The trilogy is haunting, and the conclusion will catch you off guard. The story is best watched as a whole, i.e. the full video from Ren's channel. Every single reactor I have watched who reacted to the trilogy piecemeal ultimately said that he or she made a mistake because it is a short story in three acts. Here is the link to the full version: th-cam.com/video/TYAnqQ--KX0/w-d-xo.html
I am definitely going to revisit HI Ren. I think you are correct that I need to approach it differently. I really think that I didn’t know what to make of him at first. My brain could not comprehend.
Now, I know him better. I have seen his talent displayed. I have to go back.
The trilogy, I will definitely react to
@@redheadedneighbor I am looking forward to it. Have a blessed evening.
@@JensRandolff 🙂
I think the pig represents corporate greed
I can see that. It is most definitely evil itself or evil in the moment. But knowing Ren, corporate greed would the thing. Lol great comment!!
@@redheadedneighbor btw we appreciate your honesty about not liking a couple of song before you became a fan. I think once you understand Ren and what he's gone through then the context of the songs becomes much clearer and changes the songs completely. It's fine to not like a song and it's even more great when you revisit a song and "get it" and then become a fan of it. I think that's absolutely beautiful.
@@nonagrey3422 thank you. I think it’s important to be honest. When I first heard Hi Ren I was confused and put off by the yodel especially. But now, I understand so much more behind it and that it is performance art. Even the yodel has that off putting purpose. Sometimes the ears have to be trained to hear something properly. At this point, what I have heard, I have loved it all. That is unusual. All of my fav artists have at least one song that I don’t really like.
@@redheadedneighbor I may be wrong about this but I think the yodel was intended to be somewhat off putting as it leads up to what the context of the song is. The ending yodel he does kind of brings it all together in context. At least that's how I interpreted it. I could absolutely be wrong.
But yeah thank you so much for your honesty. We love that. You are absolutely lovely in everything you do. Never change please.
@@nonagrey3422 yes! I loved the second yodel.
Thank you so much for the conversation. So satisfying!
Didn't see you'd done this one, I think it was the second one I saw of his after Hi Ren and it gave me a bit of insight into what he'd been through as I didn't know at that time other than what he'd spoken about in Hi Ren. I can't even begin to imagine what it must be like to be suffering from something that is not getting diagnosed correctly and being given pill after pill to sort out what they think it might be and just making things worse and worse. I like how he then opens it out into the world being sick. Oh and 39 celsius, wow, you looked drained! Hope it's cooler today, that is mad. It was 18 degrees and raining here today. In August. Ah that British summer weather 😂
It is still hot and humid but we had a thunderstorm this morning and that is nice. I love those. It is the South in Summer in the United States… it’s just gonna be hot! Lol
The frustration of undiagnosed illness can cause mental distress! 💯! I have a loved one for whom it took over a year to find the problem and then a series of pills and trial and error. It’s exhausting. This one really landed.